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CANNING MACHINE Filed April 28 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 STATES PATEN FFEQE VIVIF-N BAILOR, OF EUGENE, OREGON, ASSIGNOR T EUGENE FRUIT GROWER-S ASSOCIATION, OF

CANNING Application filed April 28,

he invention relates to canning machines articles such as asparagus, carrots, etrin beans, etc. may be readily assembled placed in cans for canning purposes.

Another object of the invention is the provision of improved cutting or trimming means whereby the protruding ends of the articles to be canned may be properly and efficiently trimmed to uniform size.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an improved machine of the character indicated having special provisions for readily transferring the assembled articles to be canned into the can.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an improved mold construction facilitating the assembling of the articles to be canned.

ther obj cts will appear hereinafter. The invention consists in the combinaions and arrangements of parts hereinafter lescribed and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings for a part of this specification, and in which Fig. 1 is a side view of a canning machine or appliance embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 an enlarged partial top plan view of the same;

Fig. 8 a smaller partial top plan View of the same, showing the machine in one position of use;

Fig. 4 a similar View showing the machine in another position of use;

Fig. 5 a vertical section, on a slightly reduced scale, taken substantially on line 5-5 of Fig. 2; a

6 a partial vertical section, on a slightly reduced scale, taken substantially on line 66 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 7 a view taken substantially on line ?7 of Fig. 6.

The embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings comprises a suitable supporting main frame 10, having a mold frame 11 mounted on top thereof to swing so c: is

EUGENE, OREGON MACHINE 1930. Serial No. 447,915.

freely thereover. The rear portion of the mold frame 11 consists of a vertically ar ranged semi-cylindrical mold part 12 formed integrally with a supporting arm 13 carrying a pivot sleeve or hub 1d swinging freely on a vertical post 15 projecting upwardly from the top of the frame 10 as shown. Cooperating with the rear mold part 12 is a similar front mold part 16 slidable forwardly and rearwardly in the mold frame 11. For this purpose the mold part 16 is provided at each side with two guides 17 sliding above and below a slide block 18 provided at each side of the mold frame 11, as best shown in Fig. 1. By this arrangement the mold part 16 is mounted to be free for forward and rearward sliding relatively to the mold part 12 so that the mold may be readily enlarged when desired for the insertion ofelongated articles, such as asparagus, carrots, or string beans.

To facilitate manipulation of the mold part 16, the same is provided with a forwardly extending handle 19 passing freely through an opening 20 in the front wall of the mold frame 11, said handle being provided with a stop pin 19 limiting the for ward movement thereof. The handle 19 is provided at one side with a rack bar 21 meshing with a pinion 22 on a second handle 23 pivoted between lugs 24 on the front wall of the mold frame 11.

Obviously, by this arrangement and by manipulating the handle 23, the mold part 16 may be readily shifted to enlarge or contract the mold to facilitate insertion of articles to be canned therein and compressing said articles into a suitable bundle for insertion into a can.

Associated with the mold frame 11 is a positioning table 25 mounted on brackets 26 immediately below the open bottom of the mold when said mold is in its central position, said positioning table thus affording means for uniformly positioning and holding the articles inserted in the mold until said mold may be closed to engage and hold the same.

t its forward edge, the table 25 is provided with a vertical central projection 27 adapted to engage between two stop lugs 28 on the lower forward edge of the mold part 16, said SLOP lugs 28 thus normally positioning the mold frame over the positioning table 25 for insertion of the articles to be canned therein. Upon manipulation of the handle 28 to close the mold, the lugs 28 are withdrawn from engagement with the pro jection 27 thereby releasing the mold frame for free swinging in either direction.

Associated with the mold frame 11 are two trimming knives 29 and 30 mounted on supporting brackets 31 and 32, rigidly secured respectively by pins 31' and 32 to the supporting post 15. Associated with said knives are two laterally yielding guard members 33 and 34 carried respectively by supporting arms 35 and 36 secured to a bracket 37 mounted upon sleeves or hubs 38 and 39 to swing freely on the post 15. A torsional spring 40 has one end secured to the upper hub 38, and its other end to a head 41 at the top of the post 15 and whereby the guard members 33 and 34 are yieldingly held in positions to guard the edges of the knives 29 and 30 to prevent accidental injury to the operator of the machine. As shown, the guards 33 and 34 are arranged to rest normally against the side of the mold frame 11 so that when said mold frame is shifted laterally toward said knives, the said guards will be automatically forced back or retracted to expose the cutting edges of the knives 29 and 30 and thereby accurately trim or cut the protruding edges of articles in the mold the proper and uniform size for insertion in a can, as will be readily understood. By this arrangement, it will be noted that the articles assembled in the mold may be readily trimmed or cut to uniform size by merely shifting or swinging the mold frame into cooperative relationship with the edges of the knives 33 and 34.

Arranged at the other side of the mold frame 11 are two can positioning lugs or stops 42 adapted and arranged to position or locate a can 43 on the top of the supporting frame, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2. Associated with the stops 42 is a vertically slidable plunger 44 carried by a bracket 45 secured to the top of a vertically reciprocating rod 46, which is normally held in elevated position by means of a tension spring 47, as shown. At its lower end the rod 46 is connected by means of a lever 48 and link 49 with a foot lever 50, so that when desired the plunger 44 may be readily depressed to pass into the mold and force articles therein downwardly into a can positioned against the stops 42. To facilitate this action, a stop plate 51 is secured at the side of the supporting frame 10 and provided with a stop shoulder 52 to engage the handle 19 when the mold is in proper registration with the plunger 44 and the can positioning stops 42. In this manner, the articles assembled in the mold and trimmed by the knives may be readily transferred into cans preparatory to canning.

l Vhile I have illustrated and described the preferred form ,of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. 1 therefore do not wish to be limited to the precise details set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as fall within the scopeof the appended claims.

Having thus fully described by invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A canning machine comprising a -sup porting frame; a mold laterally shiftable on said frame and open at top and bottom; a positioning table on said frame below said mold and a cutting element on said frame at one side of and above said mold and arranged to sever ends of articles protruding from the top of said mold upon lateral shift ing thereof.

2. A canning machine comprising a supporting frame; a mold laterally shiftable on said frame and open at top and bottom; a positioning table on said frame below said mold; and two cutting elements on said frame at one side and above and below said mold adapted and arranged to sever ends of articles protruding from said mold upon lateral shifting thereof.

3. A canning machine comprising a supporting frame; a mold laterally shiftable on said frame and open at top and bottom; a positioning table on said frame below said mold; a cutting element on said frame at one side of and above said mold and arranged to sever ends of articles protruding from the top of said mold upon lateral shifting there of; and means at the other side of said mold for transferring the contents thereof into a can.

4. A canning machine comprising a supporting frame, a mold laterally shiftable on said frame and open at top and bottom: a positioning table on said frame below said mold; two cutting elements on said frame at one side and above and below said mold adapted and arranged to sever ends of articles protruding from said mold upon lateral shifting thereof; and means at the other side of said mold for transferring the contents thereof into a can.

5. A canning machine comprising a supporting frame; an expansible and contractible mold laterally shiftable on said frame and open at top and bottom; a positioning table on said frame below said mold; and two cutting elements on said frame at one side and above and below said mold adapted and arranged to sever ends of articles protruding from said mold upon lateral shifting thereof.

6. A canning machine comprising a supporting frame; an expansible and contractible mold laterally shiftable on said frame and open at top and bottom; a positioning table on said frame below said mold; two cutting elements on said frame at one side and above and below said mold adapted and arranged to sever ends of articles protruding from said mold upon lateral shifting thereof; and means at the other side of said mold for transferring the contents thereof into a can.

7. A canning machine comprising a supporting frame; a mold laterally shiftable on said frame and open at top and bottom; can positioning means on said frame at one side of said mold; two cutting elements at the other side and above and below said mold adapted and arranged to sever ends of articles protruding from said mold upon lateral shifting thereof; and a depressible plunger in registration with said can positioning means and arranged to pass clownwardly into said mold and force articles therein into a positioned can.

8. A canning machine comprising a supporting frame; a mold laterally shiftable on said frame and open at top and bottom; can positioning means on said frame at one side of said mold; two cutting elements at the other side and above and below said mold adapted and arranged to sever ends of articles protruding from said mold upon lateral shifting thereof; a positioning table on said frame below said mold; and a d pressible plunger in registration with said can positioning means and arranged to pass downwardly into said mold and force arti cles therein into a positioned can.

9. A canning machine comprising a supporting frame; an expansible and contractible mold laterally shiftable on said frame and open at top and bottom; can positioning means on said frame at one side of said mold two cutting elements at the other side and above and below said mold adapted and arranged to sever ends of articles protruding from said mold upon lateral shifting thereof; and a depressible plunger in registration with said can positioning means and arranged to pass downwardly into said mold and force articles therein. into a positioned can.

10. A canning machine comprising a supporting frame; an expansible and contractible mold laterally shiftable on said frame and open at top and bottom; can positioning means on said frame at one side of said mold; two cutting elements at the other side and above and below said mold adapted and arranged to sever ends of articles prot uding from said mold upon lateral shifting thereof; a positioning table on said frame below said mold; and a depressible plunger in registration with said can positioning means and arranged to pass downwardly into said mold and force articles therein into a positioned can.

11. A canning machine comprising a supporting frame; a mold laterally shiftable on said frame and open at top and bottom; a cutting element on said frame at one side of said mold adapted and arranged to sever ends of articles protruding from said mold upon lateral shifting thereof; and a yieldable guard for said cutting element arranged to automatically retract upon corresponding shifting of said mold.

12. A canning machine comprising a supporting frame; a mold laterally shiftable on said frame and open at top and bottom; can positioning means on said frame at one side of said mold; two cutting elements at the other side and above and below said mold adapted and arranged to sever ends of articles protruding from said mold upon lateral shifting thereof; yieldable guards for said cutting elements arranged to automatically retract upon corresponding shifting of said molds; and a depressible plunger in registration with said can positioning means and arranged to pass downwardly into said mold and force articles therein into a positioned can.

13. A canning machine comprising a supporting main frame; a laterally swinging mold frame mounted on said main frame and provided with a vertically arranged semi-cylindrical rear mold part; a cooperating similar front mold part forwardly and 'rearwa-rdly slidable on said mold frame; a

forwardly projecting handle on said front mold part having a rack bar at one side; and a second handle pivoted on said mold frame and having a pinion meshing with said rack bar.

14. A canning machine comprising a supporting main frame; a laterally swinging mold frame mounted on said main frame and provided with a vertically arranged semi-cylindrical rear mold part; a cooperating similar front mold part forwardly and rearwardly slidable on said mold frame; a forwardly projecting handle on said front mold part having a rack bar at one side; a second handle pivoted on said mold frame and having a pinion meshing with said rack bar; and two cutting knives arranged at one side and above and below said mold adapted and arranged to sever ends of articles protruding from said mold upon lateral shifting thereof.

15. A canning machine comprising a supporting main frame; a laterally swinging mold frame mounted on said main frame and provided with a vertically arranged semi-cylindrical rear mold part; a cooperating similar front mold part forwardly and rearwardly slidable on said mold frame; a forwardly projecting handle on said front mold part having a rack bar at one side; a second handle pivoted on said mold frame and having a pinion meshing with said rack bar; and a depressible plunger arranged at one side of said mold and adapted and arranged to pass downwardly into said mold and force articles therein into a can.

16. A canning machine comprising a supporting main frame; a laterally swinging mold frame mounted on said main frame and provided with a vertically arranged semi-cylindrical rear mold part; a cooperating similar front mold part forwardly and rearwardly slidable on said mold frame; a forwardly projecting handle on said front mold part having a rack bar at one side; a second handle pivoted on said mold frame and having a pinion meshing with said rack bar; a positioning table arranged on said main frame below said mold; two cutting knives arranged at one side and above and below said mold adapted and arranged to sever ends of articles protruding from said mold upon lateral shifting thereof; yieldable guards for said knives arranged to automatically retract upon corresponding shifting of said mold; can positioning means on said main frame at the other side of said mold; and a depressible spring-held plunger in registration with said can positioning means and arranged to pass downwardly into said mold and force articles therein into a positioned can.

17. A device of the character described comprising a pair of jaws movable with relation to each other for bunching objects to be canned into a cylindrical form knives disposed adjacent the ends of said jaws for trimming the protruding ends of objects held between the jaws, and a slidably mounted plunger capable of being operated to push said objects from between the jaws and into a can.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 19 day of April, 1930.

VIVIEN BAILOR. 

